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The incoming board of directors at the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) has been urged to keep an eye on a potentially catastrophic water situation for the capital city.

Local content procurement requirements create a number of significant corruption risks.

Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo has asked the Windhoek High Court to set aside his original decision to grant Xinfeng Mining a mining licence.

Self-confessed rapist and murderer Thomas Feni Omulunga Eradius was yesterday sentenced to an effective 35 years in jail for the brutal rape and murder of a 49-year-old woman at the Emanya village in Oshakati in January 2019.

Despite growing protests from residents of various towns over its modus operandi, Julius Nyamazana, the CEO of RedForce Debt Management, maintains that the company is not the enemy of the residents but politicians who are trying to abuse the situation to score political points. 

The Katima Mulilo Town Council, Road Fund Administration, and the Roads Authority signed an agreement yesterday that will assist the council with the rehabilitation of key roads. 

The Africa Economic Leadership Council (AELC) is hard at work putting all logistics in place for the upcoming SME and Township Economy Expo to be held in Swakopmund from 29 June to 1 July 2023.

A suspected poacher was shot dead in a crossfire with the anti-poaching unit in the Bwabwata National Park and police officers on Saturday.

The 2023 edition of the Nama Cultural Festival (NCF) should aim to unite residents, irrespective of race, culture or political ideology in the //Kharas region and the country at large. 

Top boxing promoter Nestor Tobias expressed his dissatisfaction yesterday with the referee’s “premature decision” to stop the fight, ultimately granting Raymond Muratalla a victory over Jeremiah Nakathila on Sunday morning.